Hello,
We are intending to walk a "taster" Camino at the end of August this year, myself, wife and 12 and 10 year old children, with the intention of doing the Camino Frances from St Jpdp next summer. We were thinking about the Frances from Sarria but having read about how busy that stretch will be in late August, we wondered about a quieter route.
So my question is: for those experienced on the VdlP, how suitable might the route from Ourense be for us during this period? Is the terrain much harder going than the CF, are there reasonably frequent refreshment/accommodation stops (we're happy to take pensions or casas rurales if necessary), will there be less pressure on accommodation, but also will there be some other pilgrims for company and interest?
Many thanks as ever for any insights,
Peter
We are intending to walk a "taster" Camino at the end of August this year, myself, wife and 12 and 10 year old children, with the intention of doing the Camino Frances from St Jpdp next summer. We were thinking about the Frances from Sarria but having read about how busy that stretch will be in late August, we wondered about a quieter route.
So my question is: for those experienced on the VdlP, how suitable might the route from Ourense be for us during this period? Is the terrain much harder going than the CF, are there reasonably frequent refreshment/accommodation stops (we're happy to take pensions or casas rurales if necessary), will there be less pressure on accommodation, but also will there be some other pilgrims for company and interest?
Many thanks as ever for any insights,
Peter